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Genesis 23:7–9
7 And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.g 8 And he spoke with them, saying, “⌊If you are willing⌋h that I bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar, 9 that he may selli to me the cave of Machpelah which ⌊belongs to him⌋,j which is at the end of his field. At full value let him sellk it to me in your midst as ⌊a burial site⌋.”l
| g | Or “sons of Heth” |
| h | Literally “if there is with your inner selves / souls” |
| i | Or “give” |
| j | Literally “which is to him” |
| k | Or “give” |
| l | Literally “ownership of a grave” |
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